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July 2017 News - Naval Forces, Defense Industry, Navy Technology, Maritime Security
 
 

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ROK Navy KDX-I Destroyer & FFX-I Frigate in Harpoon and C-Star Missile Exercise
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ROK Navy ROKS Chungbuk FFX I C Star
The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROK Navy) released pictures of a recent anti-ship missile exercise which took place in the Sea of Japan (Donghae or East Sea). The pictures, taken July 6th, show Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer (KDX-I) ROKS Yang Manchun launching a Harpoon anti-ship missile and Incheon-class frigate (FFX-I) ROKS Chungbuk launching a C-Star SSM-700K Haeseong anti-ship missile.
 

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Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Lewis B. Puller Begins First Operational Deployment
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The U.S. Navy's first purpose-built expeditionary sea base, USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3), departed from Naval Station Norfolk to begin its first operational deployment, July 10. Puller is deploying to the U.S. 5th Fleet to provide operational support for U.S. Navy and allied forces operating in the region.
 

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Two Project 22800 Karakurt Corvettes under Construction at Zelenodolsk Shipyard
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Russia’s Baltic Fleet to receive Project 22800 lead corvette later than planned
According to the annual report published by JSC Zelenodolsky Plant, the shipyard laid the keel of two Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvettes ("small rocket ships" in Russian designation) with the factory numbers 801 and 802. The keel laying of these ships has never been officially reported in the past.
 

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18 Modernized CB90s Combat Boats Ordered for Swedish Navy
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Sweden's Defense Materiel Administration, FMV, announced the procurement of 18 new combat boats Stridsbåt 90HSM from local boat-builder Dockstavarvet. The M stands for modernization. This includes upgraded driveline, upgraded protection, the ability to work with weapons from tires, and preparation for new management systems and weapons stations. The estimated life of the new combat boats is beyond 2040.
 

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Video: Metal Shark Introduces New Swamp Shark Propulsion System
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Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark has partnered with Angelle Development, LLC of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana to introduce an entirely new vessel propulsion system featuring patented technology and several industry firsts.
 

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Russia's First Priboy LHD Amphibious Assault Ship to Cost $675 Millions
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Russia starts design work on Priboy LHD Amphibious Assault Ship
The lead Priboy-class amphibious assault ship will cost about 40 billion rubles ($675 million) and it will take up to five years to build it, Head of the Prospective Shipbuilding Department at Russia’s Krylov State Research Center Vladimir Pepelyayev told TASS.
 

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DSME Delivers Sixth Type 214 – KSS-2 Diesel Electric Submarine to ROK Navy
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DSME Delivers Sixth Type 214 – KSS-2 Diesel Electric Submarine to ROK Navy
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced today that shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) delivered the sixth KSS-2 (Type 214 Jang Bogo-II class) diesel-electric submarine (SSK) to the Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROK Navy). The submarine is nammed "Yu Gwan-sun", a patriotic martyr who fought for Korean independence.
 

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Australia's Future Submarine Program reaches major international milestone
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Australia's Future Submarine Program reaches major international milestone
Naval Group (formerly DCNS) and Lockheed Martin Australia welcomed the official opening of Australia's Future Submarine Office by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Cherbourg France. In collaboration with the Australian Department of Defence, in what will be Australia's largest defence capital investment program in history, Naval Group and Lockheed Martin Australia will deliver to the Royal Australian Navy a fleet of 12 regionally superior submarines.
 

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Rubin Central Design Bureau Unveiled the Amulet UUV
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Amulet UUV IMDS 2017 Russia
The Rubin Central Design Bureau, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), has displayed the advanced Amulet unmanned submersible vehicle at the International Maritime Defense Show 2017 (IMDS 2017). The Amulet unmanned underwater vehicle was developed by the design bureau on its own initiative.
 

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Turkish Coast Guard Command takes delivery of first 2 Damen Search and Rescue Vessels
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As part of an agreement between the European Union and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two SAR 1906 vessels to the Turkish Coast Guard. The two vessels – the first to be delivered in what is a six-vessel contract – will be mobilised in refugee and migrant rescue operations.
 

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NGC Awarded MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedo Transducer Array/Nose Assembly Production Contract
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The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a $9.6 million contract, with options up to $40.5 million, to produce the Transducer Array/Nose Shell Assembly of the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo. The MK 48 is the primary offensive weapon deployed from all U.S. Navy submarines.
 

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Russian Pacific Fleet Fire Bastion Coastal Defense Missile System in Drill
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Russia Pacific Fleet Fires First Bastion Missile System 1
A missile large unit of the Pacific Fleet’s coastal defense forces has fired the Bastion (NATO reporting name: SSC-5 Stooge) mobile coastal defense missile system against a seaborne target at a distance of more than 150 kilometers (93 miles), the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
 

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Dynamic Mongoose 2017 NATO ASW Exercise Currently Underway in Iceland
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Dynamic Mongoose 2017 ASW Exercise Iceland 1
NATO Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2017 is currently taking place off the coast of Iceland, with ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 10 Allied nations gathered in the North Atlantic Ocean for anti-submarine and anti-surface training.
 

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